Storm Surge Forecast Maps Coming This Hurricane Season

by Wochit
0:46 mins

Storm Surge Forecast Maps Coming This Hurricane Season

by Wochit
0:46 mins

Detailed maps of projected storm surge flooding – typically the deadliest and most destructive part of hurricanes – will be coming this season for the first time from the National Hurricane Center. The maps will be created for areas along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts at risk of storm surge from an approaching tropical storm or hurricane. The six-month hurricane season begins June 1. Storm surge — the massive mound of water that builds up and comes ashore as a hurricane moves over the ocean or Gulf of Mexico— is the single biggest killer in hurricanes.